Down through the seven decades of my life I have discovered an entity that has, unfortunately, a diminishing value.  And, it’s something far more valuable than stock in SEARS!  You see, the most important thing in our society that is diminishing in value is a man’s word. I guess this is, perhaps, most obvious in… Read More $100 a Month:  Just Sign Here

On January 8, 2017 my wife gave me the greatest toy I have EVER received for my birthday:  The GOOGLE Dot.  I mean, THIS is a wonderful entity and has become an integral part of my life.  I use it for a myriad of reasons, including, but not limited to: Telling me what the weather… Read More I Hope Google IS Listening!

First of all, just so you know, this is NOT a dissertation on the pros and cons of alcohol, though I can certainly understand why you might think it is. I will tell you what it IS about as we proceed, mostly because I want you to enjoy a little anticipation along the way! Many… Read More My Last Margarita

      I was at church a month or two ago when Pastor Rowdy made a statement that chilled me to the bone! I mean it was like he hit me with a two by four. Actually, it turns out, it was the Holy Spirit what had hit me with a two by four! What Pastor… Read More Has Your Faith Walk Become Ritualistic?

     For a number of years I gave the Offertory Prayer at my church.  I often mentioned to the congregation a truth that God had displayed to me an almost innumerable number of times:  God Can Bless You Financially WITHOUT Giving You More Money! The reason this is such an important statement/fact is that so… Read More God Can Bless You Financially WITHOUT Giving You More Money!

I am, no doubt about it, “Old School.” The reason I am Old School, I think, is because I am old. That being said, I would like to repeat my question: “Whatever happened to good manners?” Let me give you a few examples of things that I see being practiced on a very limited basis… Read More SO … WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GOOD MANNERS?

There have been a few times in my life when I have said, “I’ll never ….” and, invariably, it has come back to bite me! One that comes immediately to mind was the infamous, “I’ll never live in a trailer.” Now, I have absolutely nothing against people who live in trailers – – in fact… Read More The Humbling Effect of the Simple Phrase, “I’ll Never….”